Historical Events
He served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 and was the 1st African American U.S. President.
Who is Barack Obama?
Madam C.J Walker is known as the first Black self-made millionaire and this product led to her success.
What is Hair Grower?
This famous abolitionist and "conductor" was also a American Civil War cook, nurse, scout & spy, and was the first woman to lead an armed military operation in the United States.
Who is Harriet Tubman
This iconic singer will always be remembered as The Queen of Soul.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
She is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time after winning 23 Grand Slam women's singles titles and being the only player to accomplish a career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles.
Who is Serena Williams?
This 1863 document freed the enslaved people of the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
In 2022 she became the first African-American woman nominated, confirmed to, and sworn into the Supreme Court of the United States.
Who is Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson?
This Muslim minister was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement and a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community.
Who is Malcolm X?
This iconic Motown group included Diana Ross.
Who are The Supremes?
This gymnast, a seven-time Olympic medalist, is celebrated for her record-breaking performances and advocacy for mental health.
Who is Simone Biles?
Where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.
What is The Lincoln Memorial/Washington D.C.?
In 2022 this phenomenal woman was the first African-American woman to appear on U.S. currency.
Who is Maya Angelou?
This inventor revolutionized agricultural science by discovering hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and other crops.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The line "did I do that?" spoke by character Steve Urkel came from this Black sitcom.
What is Family Matters?
He was the first African American to win the masters golf tournament.
Who is Tiger Woods?
This annual celebration of African-American culture that is held from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually held on the 6th day.
What is Kwanzaa?
This was the first Black owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Black Entertainment Television (BET)?
This famous writer, activist, and sociologist wrote "The Souls of Black Folk"
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This genre of music was born in the Bronx, New York in 1973.
What is Hip-Hop?
This record-breaking track star became the fastest woman in the world in 2023 after her stunning 100-meter performance at the World Athletics Championships.
Who is Sha'Carri Richardson?
This social media campaign began after the killing of an unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012. It is also hailed as the "modern civil rights movement"
What is #BlackLivesMatter?
She is the source of the HeLa cell line, the first and only immortalized human cell line in the world but she died penniless
Who is Henrietta Lack?
He supported the "Back to Africa Movement" and racial pride, and was later deported to his homeland of Jamaica.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
This 1990's show starred a rapper from West Philadelphia who moved to Bel Air with his wealthy aunt and uncle.
What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
Mohammad Ali's Original name.
What is Cassius Clay?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed this practice.
What is racial segregation in public places?
She was the first Black woman to be elected to Congress in 1968 & the first major-party Black candidate for President of the United States in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This social reformer and statesman escaped slavery to become a national leader of the Abolitionist Movement while his writings and oratory influenced presidents, preachers and poets.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This young poet gained national attention after delivering her poem, 'The Hill We Climb,' at President Joe Biden's 2021 inauguration.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major league baseball for this team.
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
This amendment to the Constitution banned slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
This woman was the first Black woman recipient of the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony).
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale were the original founders of this organization.
What is the Black Panther Party?
What college did Denise attend in the Cosby Show spinoff A Different World?
What is Hillman College?
Known as 'The Greatest,' this boxer became an icon both in and out of the ring, refusing to be drafted into the Vietnam War.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
Interracial marriage was legalized in the US in this year.
What is 1967?
In 1940 Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award for her role as Mammy in this movie.
What is Gone With the Wind?
He was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, known for his role in arguing the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This singer and business mogul became the first Black woman to lead a luxury fashion house under LVMH.
Who is Rihanna?
This professional basketball player and coach was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Who was Earl Francis Lloyd?
This is the year that the transatlantic slave trade was banned by Congress.
What is 1808?
Nine months before Rosa Parks made history, this 15-year-old African-American girl refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
Known for her speech, "Ain't I a Woman?" this former enslaved woman, became the first African-American woman to win a lawsuit in the United States in 1828, securing her son's freedom.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Don Cornelius created and hosted this TV popular dance show.
What is Soul Train?
This boxer/golfer had the longest single reign as champion of any boxer in history, holding the heavyweight boxing title between 1937 to 1949, for 140 consecutive months.
Who is Joe Louis?
This President recognized Black History Month in 1976.
Who is Gerald Ford?
This groundbreaking comedian and social commentator became the first African-American to host a late-night talk show in 1990.
Who is Arsenio Hall?
This American author and historian born to former slaves was responsible for starting Black History Week which led to Black History Month.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams she was leader of the only predominantly Black Women's Army Corps unit sent overseas during World War II and the first woman to become an officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. She was portrayed by Kerry Washington in this movie.
What is The Six Triple Eight?
This former Harlem Globetrotter holds 72 NBA records, including being the only player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?